Constitution Still Relevant Essay

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Is the Constitution Still Relevant? Around 200 years ago, 55 men went into a room to discuss what was to become of our country after a previous confederate government failed miserably. They went into this room for five months with arguments over different topics every day. When it was finished they debated and proved points to get 39 of 55 men to sign that piece of parchment paper on which the future of the United States on America was inscribed. That was in 1776; it’s 2012 now, and that piece of parchment with all of its four-thousand four hundred thirty five words of glory is still kicking as the structure of our countries government. It has since become known as the Constitution and to answer the question this essay is about, yes it is…show more content…
In countries like China, the freedom of religion is denied to all the residents there. The freedoms of speech, press, and assembly are also denied. This is because for the longest time China has been nervous of a rebellion of the people because as a whole, the population is angry. They are angry that they can’t do the things or have the rights that we do as Americans. Even inside the borders of our great nation, the Constitution shows that it’s still relevant to the American society. For example, the 27th amendment says that Congressmen and women can’t raise their salary while in office. If this amendment weren’t in place, then our debt wouldn’t be to China; instead it would be to the Congressional Officers of the United State government. Now to reference into foreign countries again; in some countries like South Africa, the right of women’s and colored person’s suffrage isn’t allowed. In other countries like Libya the right to vote is granted to no one because they are either under a dictatorship or the entire country is in mass chaos. To prevent a president from becoming a dictator congress has the power to impeach the president and any other member of the federal government if there is a good reason. This power is granted to Congress by Article II of the
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